North and North-east youngsters for Grampian

Houston trip in October are named

North and North-east youngsters selected to make the biennial Grampian Houston Junior Trip to Texas for 10 days, starting on October 11 are:

RYAN BAIN (Strathlene)
CAMERON NELSON (Nairn)
ZAC CLARK (Royal Aberdeen).
RODGER CLARKE (Moray)
DANNY EDWARDS (Elgiin)
NICHOLAS MacANDREW (Cullen).
CHRIS ROBB (Inchmarlo).
JACK SCOTT (Deeside)
CALUM STEWART (Brora)
ALEXANDER WISEMAN (Fraserburgh)
JEFF WRIGHT (Forres)
HANNAH McCOOK (Abernethy).

The party will be hosted by Bruce Davidson, former Kings Links Golf Centre, Aberdeen head professional, now the director of golf at River Oaks Country Club near Houston, Texas.
The trip was the brainchild of Davidson back in the 1990s. He went to university at Houston after making a similar trip to Texas as a member of a North-east District junior squad.
The annual Grampian Houston Junior Fund pro-am at Royal Aberdeen raises money to finance the trip.
This year former US PGA champion Steve Elkington and former Open and Masters title winner Mark O'Meara will conduct coaching sessions for the 11 boys and one girl from the North and North-east.
US college golf team coaches will also be invited to run their eye over the youngsters as they play and practise in Texas with a view to offering them golf scholarships.